Mozilla alerts Firefox users after eMudhra intermediate compromise
Original title: eMudhra Intermediates Compromise
The notice reached the distros list a day before this oss-security forward and points to a Mozilla security post.
Dennis Jackson forwarded an oss-security note about a compromise of eMudhra intermediate certificates. The message, sent to the distros list the day before, links to a Mozilla security blog post on protecting Firefox users. The forwarded snippet does not describe which intermediates were affected or how the compromise occurred.
Unconfirmed: The snippet does not state which intermediates were compromised, how, or whether they were revoked.
- The original email went to the distros mailing list on October 19.
- Mozilla published a Firefox user-protection post on October 20.
- No affected certificate names or remediation steps appear in the snippet.
Impact: Compromise of eMudhra intermediate certificates used by Firefox
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| eMudhra intermediate certificates | — |
- 1.Read Mozilla’s October 20 guidance on protecting Firefox users.
From the original article
Posted by Dennis Jackson on Oct 20 The below email was sent to the distros mailing list yesterday. We have now https://blog. mozilla.
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